Palomino Blackwing Pencil - Pack of 12

Palomino Blackwing pencils are ideal for illustrators and writers who prefer a soft, dark line. With their sleek black finish, these pencils have a decidedly retro look. The unique rectangular white eraser can be extended as it wears down from use, and also pops out completely from the pencil body for replacement. Replacement erasers are available in a variety of colors.

Customer Reviews

When I bought these, I ideally wanted to use them for notes or homework. Keep
this in mind, because I'm no artist.

I love how dark and smooth these pencils are, but they're a bit impractical for
everyday use. I write extremely lightly, but the lead still loses its point
pretty quickly. Even if I rotate the pencil at the end of every word, the line
becomes thick very quickly. The only solution is to sharpen the pencil every
couple minutes. Also, the unique design of the eraser doesn't really help, since
you won't be able to use a pencil holder to make use of that last inch of
precious lead.

I find that writing with my Rotring 600 with .5mm 4B lead works much better.
It's just as smooth, if not smoother than the Blackwing, and there's no need to
sharpen every 20 words.

Overall, I'm sure the Blackwings have their use for artists or the occasional
bold word, but they're not the best for notes.

Easy on the hand as virtually no pressure required to write. Regular item for
me. Love the erasers. Worth the price. Won't gouge paper in my books when
jotting notes. Wish they made a fatter version but these will help save your
hands from cramping.

The ultimate luxurious crossword experience:
Scan the puzzle, laser print it on HP Premium Choice (32lb.) laser paper, use a
quality clipboard and a Palomino Blackwing pencil, sharpened with a KUM or
Palomino long point sharpener. Life is good!

I find these are really nice for shading they are very dark compared to most
other pencils I’ve tried but there also very soft so there not my first choice
for sketching. The erasers actually pretty good and also removable so that comes
in pretty handy. It’s a very well made pencil the lead cores been dead center
all the ones I’ve tried. I’m definitely going to keep a few in my pencil box
from now on.